Nanmu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Thailand

Nanmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China131:105,178,5825,529
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nanmu (56) may also be a first name.

Nanmu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nanmu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nanmu is held by more people in China than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanmu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Nanmu reside; 87 percent reside in East Asia and 87 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 56 people.

The last name is most numerous in China, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 105,178,582. Apart from China this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanmou91137/
Gnanmu911/
Nganmu911/
Nganmou83281/
Gnanmou83148/
Nganmeu832/
Nahanmu831/
Nammu80139/
Nonmu804/
Gnanmmou771/
Ngnanmou771/
Nonmut73966/
Nonmeu7353/
Nammou7326/
Nonmus7312/
Naummu738/
Nonmou732/
Nammud731/
Nonmud731/
Gnammou672,209/
Nammous677/
Ngonmou671/
Nammouz671/
Nounmou671/
Nonmuth671/
Nasimmuu621/
Neammhoud572/
Nommou553/
Noummou501/
Gnommou501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nanmu
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